Hydrogen is less volatile and safer to work with than methane. Why worry about hydrogen in cars when we have had CNG (compressed natural gas) vehicles on the roads for years. Many of us have natural gas piped straight into our homes. In general, hydrogen is fairly safe and easy to work with.
Ted Eckert Compliance Engineer Microsoft Corporation [email protected] The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. From: Derek Walton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 12:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Safety requirements for schools All of us who have lit the test tube with hydrogen... and heard the "squeak", wonder about Hydrogen in cars.... I wonder about the sanity of folks sometimes! It's weekend, Y'all have a great one. Derek Walton L F Research. On 2/19/2010 1:17 PM, James, Chris wrote: > That was common practise in my day. It was our chemistry master who > went one better while producing hydrogen in a large semi john. He lit > the end of tube before allowing all the air to purge. > > Big flash and explosion, glass and acid everywhere, but amazingly in a > class of 30 kids there were no injuries. > > No inquiry or follow up either but then this was the 60's. > > Chris > > On 19 Feb 2010, at 01:40, "Larry Stillings" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Don't lite the gas valves directly that connect to the rubber hoses >> that go to the bunsen burners. I saw that done in 7th grade, >> fortunately the student didn't blow up the school and all my >> classmates. >> >> sorry just had to comment. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pete Perkins [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 6:07 PM >> To: PSNet >> Subject: Safety requirements for schools >> >> PSNet, >> >> As part of some technical committee work we are doing it would be >> helpful if anyone could share knowledge of safety requirements in >> secondary schools (junior-high, middle, or high schools), especially >> as they might relate to educational use of laboratory or test >> equipment. >> >> br, Pete >> >> Peter E Perkins, PE >> Principal Product Safety & Regulatory Consultant >> Tigard, ORe 97281-3427 >> >> 503/452-1201 fone/fax >> [email protected] >> >> - >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society >> emc-pstc discussion list. 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